I spent a semester abroad in Cochabamba, Bolivia, and I visit this place when I feel nostalgic! This food is just as delicious as the home-cooked food my host mother would make. The trip out to Wheaton (for me from SE DC) is worth it. I usually go at less traditional meal hours (3-4 on a weekend) and it's still always very full. But despite that, the service is quick and everyone who works there is really friendly. Usually, I start out with some "appetizers," because I really don't want to miss out on anything (and I just leave the place feeling so full)! I like the tucumana de carne (beef empanada) and the salteña de pollo (chicken) and I LOVE the SOPA DE MANI (peanut soup). For those who haven't had that, it's a creamy soup full of meat, potato, rice, and, at Kantutas, fried potato bits. It's delicious. For an entree, I have had the silpancho (beef cutlet, potato, rice, tomato salad, and fried egg), the trancapecho (all of the silpancho ingredients on a HUGE roll), and the falso conejo ( literally "fake rabbit"-- I am pretty sure it's beef). I definitely recommend either the silpancho or falso conejo. And I'm excited to try some of the other Bolivian foods on the menu, such as the charque and the milanesa. Also, there are lots of Bolivian beverage and dessert options; Inca Cola and Paceña (beer) are my favorites. The pastries look great too, but I've always been too full to try them. All in all, this is probably one of my very favorite places to eat in the whole DMV. read more

Kantutas Restaurant - Sopa de mani (peanut soup) - Latin American Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

Stopped in for some salteñas. We dined in. Small place, humble, nothing fancy. Salteñas were going in the oven when we arrived so we enjoyed two empanadas while we waited. They were very tasty but not as tasty as the salteñas. The salteñas were worth the wait! We had chicken and beef. They were delicious, as were the sauces served with them. The lady running the dinning room/our server was very nice. She was busy but took good care of us. Will definitely be back but will probably order takeout. I wish I had a pic to share but there was no time waste. All gone lol read more

Came here with a Bolivian friend and took his advice on what to get. I had the Silpancho which was pretty tasty. Runny eggs, rice, potatoes, and fried meat. HUGE portions all around. Everything we ordered was a monster size. Reminded me of an old school diner. I LOVED the green spicy sauce they gave us with the meal. Super flavorful and spicier then I expected. This is not white people spicy, be cautious with this stuff if you think jalapenos are hot. The saltenas were also really good. Sweet and savory with an interesting flavor. A must have for sure! The décor and ambiance is nothing special. They concentrate on the food and not making the place look lux. Just come hungry and ready to take a to go box... read more

First time here with my wife and the food was EXCELLENT and the service was great (gracias Ines). I also enjoyed the ambiance, they had good music playing in the background and it wasn't loud. The eating area was clean and spacious. My wife and I enjoyed the food presentation as well. We will definitely come back again sooner rather than later. read more

My home away from home. Delicious Bolivian food (with a Cochabamba influence). This is the place all Marylanders should go to instead of the long pilgrimage to Virginia's Luzxxxxs (there's two of those now, apparently). We usually get Salteñas (beef and chicken). They are amazing! And always a plate of X. It could be Aji de Lengua, or Picante, or Silpancho. The staff and "sabor" does not disappoint. You should go there and try it out. Hey - even Virginian's should make the trip to Maryland for Bolivian food... Kantuta's makes that trip worth it. read more

tl;dr: Local Spanish Bolivian food. Large portion. Really spicy sauce. Super casual authentic vibes. I had their version of steak and eggs and it is so much better. I will come back to try the other stuff. This local place has been on my radar for quite some time now since I've moved here. It's a very casual hole in the wall place but I enjoyed every second of it. The host/waitress seemed like a teenager helping out her family and it was honestly quite heartwarming. Really gave a home-like vibe. She recommended me the Salpincho as it was my first time. Did not even read what I was getting myself into but it was a pleasant surprise. The easiest explanation for this dish is, it is the Spanish Bolivian version of the American classic of steak and eggs. The steak is a thinly fried piece over rice, with a sort of pico de gallo on top + 3 fried runny eggs, with a hidden fried potato underneath. I was honestly surprised by the potato, it was sliced in thirds but incredibly deep fried. I was so surprised that I forgot to take a picture. I think the kicker here is that the waitress gave me some spicy sauce/salsa? It was essentially chilies pureed and when she said it was hot sauce it was incredibly hot. My spice tolerance is high and oh man that was a surprise but it was a good burn. I do not regret using it all. I plan to return here to try other things on their menu. It was a great first time. read more

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My friends and I got lunch at this restaurant on Saturday. We ordered the peanut soup, chicken soup, choclo con queso, chicharron, picante mixto, and chicken empanada. The food is mostly South American and well seasoned. I particularly enjoyed the peanut soup and choclo com queso and will be back for them. If you're an adventurous eater, try the picante mixto, it includes beef tongue and chicken in their red sauce. read more

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The worse fricase I have ever had it did not taste like fricase at all the sáltenas were good but like it say have your cook learn how to cook better or take fricase out of your menu read more

Delicious and authentic Bolivian food! My favorite dish is the falso conejo, which translates to false rabbit.

Try the Carne Asada or the Milanesa. They are amazing. Their saltenas are also delicious. They have a small space, so during busy times it's hard to get a place to sit, and the food gets cold on the drive home. If you can, stay and eat there. Because the space is so small, I wouldn't recommend going in party's larger than 4 people, and if you don't have to take kids, that's probably best. It sometimes feels under staffed, but the owner and staff are very nice and attentive. I guess it's what you would expect from a very small business with lots of customers during busy times. Easy to overlook everything once you are eating, the food is great. read more

Found a ROACH or some type of bug on my plate mixed in with the food. I told the waitress about it and she took one look at it and said sorry she'll remove it from my check. However, later on she came back and denied it was a roach saying it's the type of meat or something they use and kept making excuses for it. The expression on her face looked like she was lying to cover it up. The roach stood out because when I ate my food I knew everything that was on my plate except for that. She then later made me pay for the meal and kept denying it was a roach. read more

Service is great, and the staff is friendly. The chicken and beef salteñas were only mediocre. I have had better ones.

Editing my review. I gave this place 5 stars before hand but now am changing it to 1 star. In the beginning, we were served a big nice portion that would fill you up. Guac was a good portion, big potato, 2 pieces of steak (carne asada), and the greens. I come back a few months later. That charge me the same amount and downsize the plate. 1 strip of thin steak. Smaller portion of guac and the baked potato. They care about their profits. Avoid!!!!! That's not even the worst part..we ordered 2 meals and told the waitress what we wanted. Kitchen staff came back with one...when we talked to our waitress, she had agreed with us that we ordered 2 meals and had even written it down..but they only gave us one meal. Miscommunication was huge and could've been avoided has the kitchen staff communicated with the waitress properly. Had to LEAVE without finishing 1/2 meals because service was that poor (due to missed meal and severely downgraded portions). read more

Kantutas Restaurant - 1 piece of steak, rarely any guac, just terrible. Terrible. Not what they used to be. SMH - Latin American Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

Hidden. So hidden. Near the Wheaton triangle. Off to the side. No wonder I didn't see it before. Especially since there are so many places to choose from in this area!! It was the other reviews that brought me here... Started with an empanada. So good. Meat veg and egg with a good gravy. I wanted the saltena but they were in the oven. Such bad timing. I really wanted one. Later on when they were ready I was full... So sad. And I saw literally everyone else having one!!! :( I shouldn't have eaten so much other fooood!! Then order the silpancho. Fried steak. On rice and fried potatoes. With fixings. Topped with sunny side up runny eggs. I ordered the small. That's 2 eggs worth. The large is 3 eggs worth. Small was good enough for me. I ate it so fast... Mmmm... Wonderful taste. Also tried some of the carne asada. The favor is addicting. And so tender. So good. When does it end... When I burst at the seams and collapse in the chair. The waitress did come by and ask if I still wanted the saltena... I declined and said that I would be back!! read more

Kantutas Restaurant - Empanada - Latin American Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

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I ordered a fish that smelled and tasted bad. After two bites i returned it. After complaining, not eating it and feeling sick to my stomach was charged full price. SHAME OF CUSTOMER SERVICE! Will never come again. read more

THE go to spot in Maryland for authentic Bolivian food. Bring ur appetite because the portions are big! 5 stars for food. 5 stars for bringing back salteñas. 5 stars for friendliness. 5 stars for value (their lunch specials are always good). However 3 stars for the hours. I wish they were open longer! Salteñas is a great starter for newbies and watch out for the green sauce. read more

Kantutas Restaurant - Steak. Eggs. Fried potatoes. Rice. Diced tomatoes, onions, and jalapenos. Its called Silpancho and it deserves ur respect. - Latin American Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

There are not many Bolivian restaurants in the Mo Co area so I have been happy to see that Kantutas is still in business. They definitely serve as close as you can get to authentic Bolivian food. I don't go as often as I would like because I don't live too close. I think if I did, I would be there a lot . My go to plates are salteñas, silpancho, and sopa de mani. They taste delicious . The only thing that I recommend for them to improve is the process to order. When it gets busy, you end up waiting for a while to put your order in since the place is small and people are trying to be seated. I think what helped is that the people that work there were really nice and apologetic for my party waiting and being expected to sit at a table meant for two when we were a party of four. Still the food is worth it to stop by and taste for yourself! read more

Kantutas Restaurant - Saltena De Pollo - Latin American Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

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Food is always on point fresh, hot and flavorful! My favorite dish is the saltenas! Absolutely amazing 2 or more each time!

This restaurant is a fantastic change of pace from the usual lineup. We started off with one of each empanada - "Tucumanas" style (Argentine deep-fried style) and "Salteñas" style (Bolivian baked "soupy" style). Both were great but let's take a moment to describe how unique and wonderful the Empanada Salteñas was - our was more "juicy" than it was soupy, but the flavor was off the hook. The olives, raisins and overall seasoning of the filling was out of this world. It brought empanadas to a whole new level for me. The Tucumanas style one is also quite excellent- more resembling a beef stew on the inside, but nevertheless fantastic (better than some of the empanadas I've had in Argentina itself!) Now for the entrees! The silpancho is as good as it's made out to be- a thin sliced, lightly breaded steak over fried potatoes and rice, topped with diced tomatoes and onions. I wanted a leaner dish so I opted for the carne asada and it was MASSIVE. The carne asada was tasty but quite standard. The avocado was pleasantly fresh and beautiful; the only other time I had avocado that looked that good was at the Daily Grille in Georgetown. The dishes were served with two types of hot sauce - a medium salsa-like one that resembles salsa verde without lime. Then there was this creamy white one that is definitely dairy based, but I cannot for the life of me figure out what its called. That was fantastic and I enjoyed that very much on my fried potatoes. What I'm getting from the food is that akin to Peruvian and Argentine (two countries it borders, go figure) without the lime juice of Peru and not quite as bland and Euro as Argentina. I am really kicking myself for not trying this place sooner! PS: if you want to see better resolution for the menu photos I uploaded I suggest using a phone app to zoom in because it's unfortunately illegible on a laptop. read more

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I visit new restaurants because I like to experience new cultures. Kantutas is a trip to Bolivia. I had the picante mixto which has lengua, chicken, papas, rice gravy and more...the first bite transported me and I knew I made the right choice. The owners are very friendly and I highly recommend! I will be back! read more

I wish I had pictures but believe me when I say that whenever we come here, taking pictures is the last thing on our minds. We always arrive knowing what we're going to get and sometimes we're so hungry that we call ahead and have them make our food before we even arrive. While we haven't been too adventurous with our choices, we just know what we love and always feel as though it was a home cooked meal. Without fail we always get the chicken tucumanes (don't get caught not putting the white sauce on them bc it simply takes these already delicious empanadas to a whole new level). I like to go during lunch time because they have lunch specials that are a good value and consist of a soup and entree. Of the soup options, I love the chicken soup and also the quinoa soup (has beef and chicken). Can't speak on the peanut soup that my friend always gets because for some reason my mind a pallet won't let me want to try it. Moving on...the silpancho is always a staple. One of us always has to order it if the other wants something else (usually that's me). I get lentils when it's available and I also love their carne asada. The flavor is mouthwatering. I got their pescado frito once and for a second I though I was in El Salvador having fish by the beach. I had to keep swatting my bf away from my plate. Ordered 3 more to take to his parents since good fried fish is hard to find. Check them out if you're in the area. It's not fancy by any means. Just good quality food! As an added bonus, I always take tucumanes to get together or potlucks. Also to my new mommy friends. They're always a hit. read more

A little bit of a belated review, but this place was definitely a great find and a great deal! The Saltenas are delicious!! The pastry was crisp and beautifully golden. The insides were super hot and flavorful. It was this meaty soup, that was kind of like a bolivian pot pie. The soupy mixture inside was just so rich and flavorful. I marveled at how they cooked the soup inside the pastry! It was like magic. As well reviewed on yelp, we tried the silpancho and then the carne asada. Let me just say, these portions were ridiculous, and I mean ridiculously big. You can choose between two sizes for most, and the more expensive size may seem like it's too expensive, you just look at the pictures and you can see just how much food you get. they do not skimp on the meat, which is amazing. Both dishes were delicious. The meats were cooked well (although may have been ever so slightly salty for my taste), tender, juicy. Again, you get a giant portion of meat. For the silpancho, you get rice on the bottom, meat, then 2 eggs on top of the meat, which is then topped with tomato/onions. For the carne asada, you get the large steak with a really fresh/crisp salad and avocado! Can I just say that bolivian people know how to balance their dishes really well? I mean no offense to American steak and potatoes (which, I do loveeeee), but I mean it's meat and starch - kind of on the heavy side. These two dishes offered ample amount of steak and though the silpancho did also have starch and egg as more protein, they balanced each meat with some bright, crisp vegetables. The tomatoes brought the acidity and brightness to the dish that balanced it so well and made it feel so light and refreshing. The salad was light and crisp, and the tangy dressing, again, brought acidity that brightened the dish. You can tell, I really liked the sides (then again, I also really like acidic things), but I loved the contrast they provided with the meats. I loved how balanced the dish was because there was some vegetables: fresh, raw vegetables at that. Although this may seem kind of expensive, you will guaranteed be stuffed and satisfied, if not have some leftovers to take home. read more

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No complaints here. We were driving around trying to find a place to eat and I remembered I bookmarked this place some time ago! I'm not too familiar with the type of food here.. I think it's Bolivian? And I've only had Bolivian food once at a small shop near my house. Yelp had a lot of pics of silpacho so my fiance ordered a large order of that. Plus the table near us had two orders so why not! It was a good price too, 13$. I ordered the carne asada cause it also looked pretty good on yelp. I think that was like 14$. They brought out a green homemade hot sauce that was very very veryyyyyy good! My gma makes a hot sauce kinda similar to that. I've never ever had that hot sauce at a restaurant before. They also brought out this white sauce in a bottle... That I thought was supposed to calm the spice but instead it had a little kick itself. My fiancé practically used all the white sauce and ordered another green sauce! It was really flavorful and had spice to it. I've been to some Hispanic restaurants and they give you that green sauce in a bottle that's like super hit and has no flavor. I dunno why they give you that stuff cause it's gross! Good food. Decent ambiance. The server was fine she was attentive enough. We weren't sure how much English she spoke though. My fiancé wanted to order the chicha morada but we didn't know the name at the time so he said the purple drink on the very far right.. Then he went up with her and pointed to it. I had ordered a tamarind drink and we didn't want her to get confused by giving us another tamarind drink instead of the purple drink. Both juices were good, I want one right now actually lol. We will be back. Good food, good prices and looks like good people running the place. And it's fairly close. read more

Kantutas Restaurant - My carne asada for 14$~~~ they use a thinner piece of meat but it had good flavor. - Latin American Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

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there's always soccer on the tv. we usually order chicha morada to drink, tostones to start, and my last time i got the silpancho, which was good. read more

Unfortunately my mother found a ROACH in her mouth after sipping her drink. I courteously and quietly brought the ROACH to the server and all she said was "oh, I'm sorry." she then took it to the kitchen and commented with the rest of the staff. Nobody approached to me until I approached my server a few minutes after to try to get a glass of water and work something out about the ROACH in the food I ordered. She said "I have no control over the food(very understandable), and I'm sorry!" she then added "the exterminators come by often, they make sure the place is clean, there's not much I can do about it but i'll take the drink off the check, that's all I can do". I've been to many restaurants where FIRST they are nice to you, don't deny you a glass of water after a ROACH is in their patrons' food, and offer a generous discount, a gift card, coupons, or something to try to keep a good relationship with patrons. All I expected after this incident is a glass of water for my mother, and the server to offer something better than attitude. read more

A little bit of heaven close to my home. I'm satisfied with the taste of your food, tan rica mi Bolivia. Gracias Kantuta

If you don't know what to order, pick literally anything? No, I shouldn't say that because it would be a crime not to recommend the salteñas. This is the kind of place that you are so glad it is close by when you want to try something a little different than what you're used to, but it's so approachable and delicious that I can't even envision someone who would be disappointed. The pictures do not do Kantutas Restaurant justice, but I'm not even saying the pictures are bad, it's just that the crazy flavor and smell of everything we've ordered here has far exceeded our expectations. The spicy llajua condiment they provide you with deserves its own mention because it is off-the-charts awesome with just about anything. I will be back. I will happily order extra salteñas to warm up later with no shame, and if I can bring friends and family here for them to experience a cuisine that can be a bit hard to find, I will. read more

Incredible, almost speechless about how delicious and fresh all the food we ordered here was. Authentic Bolivian cuisine with a very casual home feel and excellent service. We wanted to order several plates but the portions were so large we stuck to one entree each and the empanadas. When I tell you these plates were the size of my head, my partner had the carne asada and I had the silpancho. I ended up eating one empanada and taking three to go because they were cheap and DELICIOUS. It is a bit far from DC proper but 100% worth the trek. read more

This place is delicious! I'm already looking forward to my next visit here. I used to think Bolivian, Peruvian, ah they are all the same. I'm glad someone in the family decided to try a highly rated Bolivian restaurant. When I came in to this restaurant, I wasn't really that hungry but I still ordered something for myself (for the group to share). Aside from the main meal, we all got some empanadas. I had the beef empanadas. It was served hot. It was very tasty! Now, when I tried the highly talked about silpancho, I was floored! When I talked about not being hungry before, it changed my appetite. I just wanted more and more of it. I recommend that dish! The service was good and friendly. It could also be because my sister-in-law was leaving for Bolivia in a few days and the staff got pretty excited talking to her about the Bolivian life. There is no AC in this place so it can get pretty hot easily in the summer. read more

Because I normally don't, but I'm giving five bold red yelp stars to this hidden gem. I came out of Kantutas feeling fully satisfied and told myself this is what heaven must be like. I've eaten out at a countless number of restaurants, but this is one I will remember. A pal described silpancho to me and then had the nerve to send me out to Kantutas. Boy am I glad he did. This spot had me coming back twice for back-to-back lunches! This small full-service restaurant was clean and had such a homey, ethnic feel to it, awesome. The first time through, we had no clue what was going on, so we approached the counter and the gentleman who speaks decent english explained the menu to us a little. Each food item has an english translation. However, the specials, which I will talk about, are in spanish (use your phone to translate it!). Silpancho, say it out loud, sil-pan-cho, put it in your personal dictionary. When it was described to me, I was like what is there not to like on the plate? This dish was mouthwatering. White rice, marinated beef, lightly breaded and quickly fried, topped with two poached eggs, fresh tomatoes, red onions, jalapenos and two pieces of perfectly cooked potatoes, which appear to be steamed or boiled and then fried. I would've preferred the eggs to be more runny or even fried over easy but who cares! There's a universal chili lime dressing that apparently goes with everything and it sure can. The highlight was this mystery sauce which was put on our table, which to me brought the dish to another level. The lady who brought out our glorious plates, walked up to put what looked like a mayo based sauce on the table and then turned around and left, didn't say a word. This has to be good and why yes it was, half the bottle was gone when we left, thanks! Anticucho (beef hearts) is something I adore if it's done right. I've had bad, chewy ones before and yeah, simply unappetizing. These here were absolutely the best I've had. I always complimented Carbon in Rockville, but step aside, the anticuchos here are truly delicious. PERFECTLY marinated, not over salted, awesome texture and very tender. It's served with a peanut, mustard like sauce, oh and lather it up with the chili lime dressing and you have yourself shouting hallelujah. I went back the following day for their lunch special. What's really great, at least to me, is that you don't know what the special is the next day. I asked the guy there and he said it changes everyday, heck yeah. I had the beef in the silpancho, over white rice, but it was covered with this tomato, red pepper type sauce. Again, so delicioso. Anticuchos were just as good and consistent, colleague got the carne asada which was done very well, tender, full of flavor. Portions are very generous here. I hope this place never closes and stays in business a very long time. If feels so homey in here, from the decor to the staff and you have this sense the food is just as authentic as it is back home. It's hard to find these restaurants nowadays where cooks and chefs are trying to hard. KEEP IT SIMPLE! This spot is one of a kind and I will be back to support them. read more

Kantutas Restaurant - anticucho - Latin American Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

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Be on the lookout ! Check your bank/credit card statement ! I ordered some take out food from this place and since it was take out I did not include any tip on the check. What a surprise when I checked my statement. They had included $ 4 on a $ 12 check. I guess they are very generous when paying with other peoples' money. I don't think this is the way to attract customers. I will not be going back. Please check your statement just in case they decide to be generous with your money too. read more

The fuss here is excellent. We came by for some take out in the morning on a Saturday. I highly recommend them for breakfast. The saltenas are great and make for a hearty meal. I will keep coming back. read more

Kantutas Restaurant - Very tasty - Latin American Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

First off, I would say I know nothing about Bolivian food, but this place has certainly made me a fan. I stumbled upon the place after looking through yelp, and hardly do I ever find a close to 5 star restaurant in this area (people are quite picky I suppose), so of course I had to give it a try. Based on other yelp reviews, we got the silpancho and the antecuchos. Silpancho is thinly sliced, breaded, fried steak (can you get any better?) with a bed of rice, topped with pouched eggs and marinated diced tomatoes, with a little diced red onion and jalapeno, also fried potato on the side. My dinner date got the large portion ($12.5) and could not finish it by himself. The antecuchos ($10) is skewered beef heart. I think it came with 4 skewers. I thought it was tasty but slightly chewy, they come with fried potatoes as well, which are delicious when dipped into the magical white sauce. We also had the saltenas (empanadas, I think $2 each?) for starters as recommended by the waiter, and they were possibly he best empanadas we have ever had. A must try! They were very juicy inside, so watch out for broth running down your hand. Top that with the magical white sauce and the jalapeno green salsa - just heavenly. We got chicken ones both times we were there, I plan on trying the steak next time but the waiter recommended the chicken so it must be the better of the two. The white sauce is my boyfriend's favorite, whereas I am completely in love with the green salsa/sauce. We were warned by the waiter that the green sauce was "too spicy" but boy was it good. I put it on everything and basically finish the little dish by the time I'm done with my meal. To be fair, I am a spicy food lover so start small with the dashes of green salsa. We went back again the other night, boyfriend got the silpancho again and I had the special of the day, but unfortunately don't know the name (it was the special on Wed). It had flavored rice mixed with bolivian jerky (it was $8). Came with fried plantain (nom) and steamed yuca (never had yuca steamed, it was bland but very good surprisingly, and a great compliment to the meal). I liked the special a lot except I got tired of chewing the jerky (shreds of meat that were very flavourful but dry, a little hard to chew and might get caught in your teeth). I would recommend for the flavor but if you are an impatient eater like myself, the chewing really slows you down (which could be a good thing I suppose!) It's worth noting both times we were the only non-hispanic customers there and in my humble opinion that usually equates to authenticity. Can't wait to go back to try the lunch combos, and the peanut soup that people are raving about, which I think is available on Tuesday or Thursday. read more

First off, let me begin by saying I'm Bolivian. I went on a weeknight specifically for salteñas. Got there around 7:30 pm and were told they would only serve us salteñas if we ordered a dozen of them. This after calling ahead and asking whether they were available and I was told yes. I thought ok... Haven't tried their salteñas yet but it's a Bolivian place. How bad could it be? The salteñas took over an hour, were very small for the price and did not taste fresh at all. We then ordered a silpancho and pique macho. The silpancho was ok, but the pique made my stomach turn and I had to rush home to find a restroom. Keep in mind I have an iron stomach but the food here was so bad, I threw all the salteñas away, which to me is sacrilege but I couldn't bring myself to eat any more. Lastly, we made the unfortunate mistake of showing up on karaoke night, with absurdly loud music, a dizzying lazer light show and obnoxious DJ Who insisted on singing 2 of every 3 songs himself. Painful experience to say the least!! If you want good salteñas, look up the pan-American bakery in Alexandria or Arlington. STAY AWAY read more

Best Bolivian Spot in MD. My gringo hubby is crazy about the Silpancho and Sopa de Mani. Whenever you are tired of the same old pizza and burgers, try a little southern cuisine. read more

Kantutas Restaurant - Silpancho - Latin American Near Me - Silver Spring, Maryland

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Food was good, rice was excellent according to my 7 year old better than mine, chicharron was good but came with potatoes that was odd, Paceña was great, Service was poor no hospitality at all ordered saltena de carne she brought me tucumana de carne i asked for salteña then she brings me saltena but with chicken i was mad, no check backs no offering refills. Anyways good food loved my Anticuchos read more

My son and I went there today for lunch. My son ordered the Carne Asada and I had the Silpancho. They were delicious. See the photos I uploaded. The portions were so large that we each took home half of our meal to eat later for dinner. We will be back! read more

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Sil Pancho? AKA Meat Blanket! It's huge! I always order the sil pancho and I am amawzed at how many people it feeds. I gotta say that the onion and tomato salad is amazing as the condiment on the side and I always ask for an extra(i would suggest you do the same). Also the green salsa is really good as well. They have these lunch specials that give you a small portion of whatever the dailys are and also a soup (did i mention bang for buck yet?). This place is great for entrees....the saltenas they used to do were pretty inconsistent si that's why I think they changed to empanadas instead. Solid ethnic eats in Wheaton...give it a go! I doubt you will not be impressed with the meat blanket, eggs, and potatoes! The sopa de mani is great as well. Cheers and Happy Eats read more

Ever wonder why of all the Hispanic immigrants you meet in the US, Bolivians are few and far between? As the poorest country in South America you'd think they'd be coming here in droves like their comparatively richer neighbors in Colombia and Peru. Well, I finally figured it out. Their food is amazing. It's also so filling with meats and starches, the thought of journeying to the US is nap inducing. First a word of caution. Call ahead before you make the trek to Wheaton. The posted hours are merely a suggestion. I arrived at 7:30. An hour before the posted 8:30 pm closing time. We were told they were closing despite me explaining I had called ahead and was told they would be open. As I turned around and stepped outside, pondering where to go to get dinner, Maria, the owner, came outside and invited me back in. She apologized and correctly guessed I wasn't from the neighborhood and must have traveled from DC to try her cuisine. Her English was good. But most of the wait staff is Spanish speaking only; so she waited on us. She told us things are made fresh daily so when they run low, they close early. A few items like the famous peanut soup were out of stock, amongst a few other plates, but we had pretty much the whole menu to choose from. I started with the empanada tucumanos. Comes in chicken or beef. Put the white mayonnaise cream sauce on it. It's a burst of flavor in your mouth. I then got the small plate of chicharrones and the falso conejo. The chicharrones are as expected. But well done. Succulent pork. It's deep fried so it ain't healthy but you knew that before you ordered it. The falso conejo was the stand out dish. Succulent, well seasoned skirt steak in a tomato based sauce with Bolivian style potato, macaroni, egg, and choclo (aka Peruvian corn). Fabulous. Now to the main course: The costilla asada. The short ribs were so flavorful. Comes with avocado, more potato, and surprisingly delicious, yet simple salad. Oh and the rice. This is some of the best white rice you'll ever have. When the food comes a green homemade mystery sauce is placed on the table. Use it. On everything. It's called llajua. It amplifies the flavor profile of everything. This place is cheap too. It cost me under $40 and me and my date were stuffed. Plus two Inca Kolas. I'll be back. I'll just be sure to arrive at least 2 hours before the stated closing. read more

Great Sopa de Mani, amazing llajwa, and the mocochinchi is spot on. Just like in a market in La Paz or Cochabamaba. read more